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How do I create FTP sub-accounts?
Your master FTP login allows you to access all files under your web hosting plan. There are 2 other ways to provide FTP access to your users:
i) More flexible option
Plesk 8.x or older
You can grant a user access to any folder under your httpdocs directory. The steps are as follows:
 | a. | Create the target FTP folder via your main FTP connection (or via the "File Manager" icon within your hosting control panel). |
| b. | Log into your hosting control panel at http://admin.yourdomain.ca. |
| c. | Click directly on the domain name at the bottom of the page. |
| d. | Click on the "FTP Accounts" icon or the "FTP Management" icon under the "Hosting" section. |
| e. | Create a new FTP sub-account by specifying the target folder. |
| f. | Once created, the new FTP sub-account name and password can be used to connect to your FTP server at ftp.yourdomain.ca. |
Plesk 9.x
You can grant a user access to any folder under your httpdocs directory. The steps are as follows:
| a. | Create the target FTP folder via your main FTP connection (or via the "File Manager" icon within your hosting control panel). |
| b. | Log into your hosting control panel at http://admin.yourdomain.ca. |
| b. | Click on the "Domain" icon and then click on the domain name. |
| d. | Click on the "FTP Accounts" icon under the "Files" section. |
| e. | Click on the "Add New FTP Accounts" icon. |
| f. | Create a new FTP account by specifying the target folder. |
| g. | Once created, the new FTP account name and password can be used to connect to your FTP server at ftp.yourdomain.ca. |
ii) More control option
You can create a "Web user" for each user that requires FTP access. They will be uploading their files to the directory "/web_users/" under your root directory. A sample directory structure with 3 "web users" will look like:
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/..
/web_users/..
/web_users/user1/
/web_users/user2/
/web_users/user3/
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Plesk 8.x or older
To proceed with this option, the steps are as follows:
| a. | Log into your hosting control panel at http://admin.yourdomain.ca. |
| b. | Click directly on the domain name at the bottom of the page. |
| c. | Click on the "Web Users" icon under the "Hosting" section. |
| d. | Create a new "Web user" by entering the desired name. |
| e. | Once created, the new Web user's name and password can be used to connect to your FTP server at ftp.yourdomain.ca. |
| f. | As a side note, each "Web user" has a default personal webpage and the URL is http://www.yourdomain.ca/~webusername. |
Plesk 9.x
To proceed with this option, the steps are as follows:
| a. | Log into your hosting control panel at http://admin.yourdomain.ca. |
| b. | Click on the "Domain" icon and then click on the domain name. |
| c. | Click on the "Web Users" icon under the "Web Site" section. |
| d. | Click on the "Add New Web User" icon. |
| e. | Create a new "Web user" by entering the desired name. |
| f. | Once created, the new Web user's name and password can be used to connect to your FTP server at ftp.yourdomain.ca. |
| g. | As a side note, each "Web user" has a default personal webpage and the URL is http://www.yourdomain.ca/~webusername. |
Note
 | If you have forgotten the login information to your hosting control panel, please refer to KB-3000 for more instructions on how to retrieve it. |
last updated = Oct 21, 2009 01:55:02 EST
category = web hosting
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